DIY: Photographers & Books

August 11th - December 30th, 2012

A new golden age of the photobook has dawned, due to digital printing technology and web-based distribution services that allow rapid, inexpensive production of books in quantities from one copy to thousands. This exhibition is the first museum show to focus on the impact of print-on-demand publishing on contemporary photographic practice. Instead of images on the wall, the room will be dominated by a long table where a visual banquet of more than 75 photobooks will await the visitor. Several examples of historic and unique books will be in cases, but for most of the volumes, touching, reading, and re-reading will be encouraged. The books will be by regional, national, and international artists. This exhibition honors the 60th anniversary of Aperture magazine and press

Free. DIY: Photographers & Books is on view at the Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio 44106. August 11–December 30, 2012. For more information, please call 216-421-7340 or 888-CMA-0033, or visit our web site www.ClevelandArt.org



Double-page spread from Desiree Edkins, 2009. Desiree Edkins (American, born 1974). Offset lithography; 16.9 x 17.1 cm (closed). Courtesy of the artist